Joel 1:5

“Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.”

"Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth." - Joel 1:5
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What does Joel 1:5 mean?

The book of Joel in the Bible is one of the minor prophets, and its message remains relevant today. Joel 1:5 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth." In…

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Awakening from Spiritual Intoxication

The verse from Joel 1:5 (KJV) reads: "Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth." This evocative command beckons us to consider not only the literal implications of drunkenness but also the…

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A Call to Awakening and Repentance

O Gracious and Sovereign Lord, As we gather before You, our hearts heavy with conviction and our spirits yearning for renewal, we stand in reverence of Your Word, which rings true through generations. Today, we find solace and direction in the solemn words of Joel 1:5, "Awake…

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Joel 1:5 - "Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth."
1 Chronicles 5:12 - "Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan."
1 Chronicles 5:4 - "The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,"
Joel 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel."
1 Chronicles 5:8 - "And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:"
"Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan." - 1 Chronicles 5:12
"The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel." - Joel 1:1
"The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son," - 1 Chronicles 5:4
Joel 1 natural disaster
1 Chronicles 11:38 - "Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,"
Joel 3:5 - "Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:"
Joel 1:2-4, 13-20
1 Chronicles 23:8 - "The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three."
Joel 1:8 - "¶ Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth."
Joel 2:5 - "Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array."
1 Chronicles 4:35 - "And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,"
1 Chronicles 6:36 - "The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,"
1 Chronicles 15:7 - "Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:"
"And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:" - 1 Chronicles 5:8
Joel 1:15 - "Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come."
Prophet Joel in a small village surrounded by a small diverse group of listeners. Joel has an aura about his head. The background sky and cloud are seen in soft pastels pinks, yellows, and blues.
Prophet Joel in a small village surrounded by a small diverse group of listeners. Joel has an aura about his head. The background sky and cloud are seen in soft pastels pinks, yellows, and blues.
1 Chronicles 6:33 - "And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,"
Joel 1:10 - "The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth."
Joel 1:3 - "Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation."
Joel 1:17 - "The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered."
Joel 3:1 - "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,"
1 Chronicles 27:20 - "Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:"
Joel 1:16 - "Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?"